Music and Sound

DV BenchMark II by Maarten de Vries. Created using SynthEdit and Knobman

There are a lot of existing thigs you can do with sound and music using only a computer (PC or Mac) and (optionally) some low cost hardware. here are some bits of information and links that may help you getting underway.

MIDI, ASIO and VST

This document below contains a short description of the most common computer audio and music related topics. Essential reading if you are a beginner.

SynthEdit is a software aplication that allows you to computer based musical instruments and sound effects. You can play your own creations through a MIDI keyboard or directly from MIDI files. Or, you can indeed use it to create VST Plugins and then use it in audi and MIDI sequencing software. SynthEdit currently only works on PCs.

A quick start guide with some exercises for SynthEdit are included in the document below. Further information on SynthEdit, including a few basic how-to guides will be posted soon. In the meantime visit www.synthedit.com for more information.